Madama Butterfly
Karajan magnificent in unique treatment of familiar tragedy
Movie - 145mins
Music
Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, and Robert Kerns star in this Jean-Pierre Ponnelle-directed version of the Puccini opera, with Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Madama Butterfly is a staple of the standard operatic repertoire for companies around the world, ranking 7th in the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.
Cast:
Michel
Sénéchal
Marius
Rintzler
Hans
Helm
Elke
Schary
Herbert
von
Mirella
Freni
Plácido
Domingo
Robert
Kerns
Christa
Ludwig
Michel
Sénéchal
Marius
Rintzler
Hans
Helm
Elke
Schary
Herbert
von
Mirella
Freni
Plácido
Domingo
Robert
Kerns
Christa
Ludwig
Michel
Sénéchal
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